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consulate in benghazi, libya left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. libyan authorities reported that they have made some arrests. >> i saw those press reports before i came down. i was not able to confirm them, but obviously it would be a good thing if we're starting to move forward on the justice piece. >> reporter: the fbi open an investigation as officials try to sort out whether this was a protest that got out of hand or an organized terrorist attack. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the state department. >> three americans who were injured in the benghazi attack are being treated at a u.s. military hospital in germany. receipt a mans of ambassador stevens -- the remains of ambassador stevens and the three others killed will arrive back in this country tomorrow. >>> we are learning more about the attack itself. every room in that american consulate was torched, vandalized and looted. the compound on a residential street in the port city of benghazi was not heavily fortified. those attackers bombed the guard house and took over the main building and
consulate in benghazi, libya left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. libyan authorities reported that they have made some arrests. >> i saw those press reports before i came down. i was not able to confirm them, but obviously it would be a good thing if we're starting to move forward on the justice piece. >> reporter: the fbi open an investigation as officials try to sort out whether this was a protest that got out of hand or an organized terrorist attack....
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diplomatic compound in benghazi back in 2012. u.s. special forces later captured the suspected libyan militant. he's now awaiting trial right here in d. c.. >>> president barack obama will visit hiroshima later this month, it will be the first time a silting -- sitting american president will visit the site where the u.s. dropped an atomic bok more than 70 years ago. he does intend to honor the 147 people killed. the visit will take place while the president is in japan with the group of 7, 2016 economic summit. >>> london's new mayor is brushing off donald trump's suggestion that he be exempted from his proposed temporary ban on muslims entering the u.s.. >> he's made an exception, my friends and family and others. for more around the world that want to go to america, my concern is playing to the hands of extremists. >> the mayor says trump's ignorant view of islam could make the u.s. and britain less safe. and he hopes that clinton trounss trump in the november election. >>> the citadel has denied a muslim student's request to wear
diplomatic compound in benghazi back in 2012. u.s. special forces later captured the suspected libyan militant. he's now awaiting trial right here in d. c.. >>> president barack obama will visit hiroshima later this month, it will be the first time a silting -- sitting american president will visit the site where the u.s. dropped an atomic bok more than 70 years ago. he does intend to honor the 147 people killed. the visit will take place while the president is in japan with the group...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the american consulate where the americans died. >> reporter: the attackers made sure there was nothing left. every single room in every single building on this compound looks like this-- torched and ransacked,. no place was safe and there is nowhere to hide. a young neighbor zahi braham najem, showed us around the ruins. he used to visit the consulate often before it was destroyed. >> they burn everything, they steal everything, and they broke the dishes. >> reporter: the people in the neighborhood we spoke to said it wasn't clear who was behind the attack. a libyan security guard who tried to defend the compound but was unded in the attack couldn't tell us, either. but he did say it had the marks of a planned assault. we can't show you his face for his own safety. "it was a setup" he said. "they were armed with automatic weapons. some had their faces covered
consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the american consulate where the americans died. >> reporter: the attackers made sure there was nothing left. every single room in every single building on this compound looks like this-- torched and ransacked,. no place was safe and there is nowhere to hide. a young neighbor zahi braham najem, showed us around the ruins. he used to...
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congress at the end of the month amid looming fiscal deadlines mcar it, hy said his comments about benghazi helped lead his decision. >> that wasn't helpful. i could have said it better. >> reporter: it up ends a race with no clear front runner. daniel webster is in the race. >> our conference is going to have to do a lot of deep soul searching. >> reporter: colleagues say his endorsement will be closely watched. >> i believe he will be the most influential voice as to who we can get to get to 218. >> reporter: he is expected to stay on as house majority leader. craig boswell. >>> and the speaker said he will stay until a new speaker is chosen. the united states will hit the debt ceiling next month and the white house wants congress to raise it. >>> one of three heroes who stopped a terrorist attack in france is in the hospital in california. spencer stone is reported to be in stable condition after he was stabbed four times outside a bar in sacramento last night. reports say he had wounds to his heart and lungs. police don't believe the attack is tied to his status. last august he and two
congress at the end of the month amid looming fiscal deadlines mcar it, hy said his comments about benghazi helped lead his decision. >> that wasn't helpful. i could have said it better. >> reporter: it up ends a race with no clear front runner. daniel webster is in the race. >> our conference is going to have to do a lot of deep soul searching. >> reporter: colleagues say his endorsement will be closely watched. >> i believe he will be the most influential voice...
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ambassador to libya, was killed as the american consulate came under attack in benghazi. u.s. officials confirm stevens, information officer shawn smith and two other americans were killed as they tried to evacuate staff members from the complex. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: gunmen armed with automatic weapons stormed the consulate overnight. the mob of mostly conservative muslims was protesting an american made film that they believe insults islam's prophet muhammad. >> this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths. >> reporter: stevens was a career diplomat who had already served to hours in lybia. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant. then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. >> reporter: the unrest started in cairo, egypt where demonstrators scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag all in the name of religion. republican white house hopeful mitt romney accused the obama administration of sending mixed s
ambassador to libya, was killed as the american consulate came under attack in benghazi. u.s. officials confirm stevens, information officer shawn smith and two other americans were killed as they tried to evacuate staff members from the complex. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: gunmen armed with automatic weapons stormed the consulate overnight. the mob of mostly conservative muslims...
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consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to his sources at the pentagon. david? >> reporter: good evening, scott. u.s. officials say this was not an out-of-control demonstration but a well-executed attack by a well-armed band of thugs. the u.s. believes that the... this was executed by a group that is either associated with or sympathizes with al qaeda and that they took advantage of that demonstration ainst that anti-muslim film to launch their assault on the anniversary of 9/11. american ambassador chris stevens and information sean smith were in the main building when the
consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to...
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in benghazi, libya, visiting the ruins, charlie what did you see? >> reporter: well, nora, ruins is a good way to describe it, because the place has been decimated. every single building, every single room has been torched, everything inside smashed to pieces or taken out. really, there would have been no place to hide in that compound. when you talk to libyans here you hear the same thing. everybody is heartbroken. they're saddened, shocked by what's happened. they say that they're ashamed of what's happened. they say the ambassador is a personal friend to the libyans. he was here for growth, to show there is a stable future forelibya, ironically, and they held a pro-american rally last night here in benghazi to reinforce those sentiments. so, you know, even days after this event, there is a sense of shock, of anger at those behind it, and the investigation now continues to find out who was behind these killings. the libyans tell me this was directed by al qaeda. this could not have come out of anger from the libyan people. >> charlie, will we see
in benghazi, libya, visiting the ruins, charlie what did you see? >> reporter: well, nora, ruins is a good way to describe it, because the place has been decimated. every single building, every single room has been torched, everything inside smashed to pieces or taken out. really, there would have been no place to hide in that compound. when you talk to libyans here you hear the same thing. everybody is heartbroken. they're saddened, shocked by what's happened. they say that they're...
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he was among four americans killed during an attack last night in benghazi. officials say they were hit in a car that was hit by a rocket as they were trying to evacuate staff from the area. the attackers threw handmade bombs and grenadeses at the building setting the consulate on fire. earlier in egypt demonstrators stormed the consulate in cairo. those attacks were triggered bay movie that denounces islam. margaret brennan is in washington with reaction from the state department to the death of the ambassador, ambassador steven and the latest on security mess thursday. margaret, good morning. tell us what's the latest at the state department. >> reporter: good morning to you, charlie. it has been a long and painful night for many at the state department. they have confirmed u.s. ambassador chris stevens is among the four killed overnight on that attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya. so he died last night due to injuries sustained on that siege, on that facility. he had only been on the job a few months, though stevens had served twice previously in li
he was among four americans killed during an attack last night in benghazi. officials say they were hit in a car that was hit by a rocket as they were trying to evacuate staff from the area. the attackers threw handmade bombs and grenadeses at the building setting the consulate on fire. earlier in egypt demonstrators stormed the consulate in cairo. those attacks were triggered bay movie that denounces islam. margaret brennan is in washington with reaction from the state department to the death...
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consulate in benghazi. just weeks before the presidential election, secretary of state hillary clinton says she alone is responsible for keeping u.s. diplomats safe. >> i want everybody to know we're going to get to the bottom of this and when we do, that information will all be public and people will be able to draw their own conclusions. >> reporter: three separate investigations are under way to find out what happened. republicans are accusing the obama administration of a political coverup. >> either they are misleading the american people or are incredibly incompetent. >> reporter: the obama administration blamed it on protesters outraged over an american made film mock be the muslim prophet muhammad. >> we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: later the administration said terrorists were behind the planned attack. clinton says in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion. >> everybody had the same information. i have
consulate in benghazi. just weeks before the presidential election, secretary of state hillary clinton says she alone is responsible for keeping u.s. diplomats safe. >> i want everybody to know we're going to get to the bottom of this and when we do, that information will all be public and people will be able to draw their own conclusions. >> reporter: three separate investigations are under way to find out what happened. republicans are accusing the obama administration of a...
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our assessment at the present is in fact it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired hours earlier in cairo where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy sparked by this hateful video. but soon after that spontaneous protest began outside of our consulate in benghazi, we believe that it looks like extremist elements, individuals, joined in that effort with heavy weapons of the sort that are, unfortunately, readily now available in libya post-revolution. and that it spun from there into something much, much more violent. >> schieffer: but you do not agree with him that this was something that had been plotted out several months ago? >> we do not-- we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude this was premeditated or preplanned. >> schieffer: do you agree or disagree with him that al qaeda had some part in this? >> well, we'll have to find out that out. i think it's clear there were extremist elements that joined in and escalated the violence. whether they were al qaeda affiliatees, whether they were liby
our assessment at the present is in fact it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired hours earlier in cairo where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy sparked by this hateful video. but soon after that spontaneous protest began outside of our consulate in benghazi, we believe that it looks like extremist elements, individuals, joined in that effort with heavy weapons of the sort that are, unfortunately, readily now available in...
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mission in benghazi was either planned or imminent. as you heard norah o'donnell say, thee protests across -- these protests across the middle east expected to grow and spread after the friday morning prayers. back to you. >> kristin fisher with the live update from outside the state department this morning. >>> we're now hearing from an actress involved in the youtube movie which sparked the protests. she received $500 for her work and said the movie's creator never told her it was about islam. the woman believed he lied about the film's content. >> i think it's very unfair. i'm have sorry for that man and his family and everybody else that was hurt. >> the actress asked not to have her name made public. she apologized for the muslims offended by the film and would not have made it if she knew what it was really about. >>> justin wolfe could walk away a free man later this morning after spending 11 years on death row. a federal judge overturned the conviction and death sentence after he discovered prosecutors allowed false testimony.
mission in benghazi was either planned or imminent. as you heard norah o'donnell say, thee protests across -- these protests across the middle east expected to grow and spread after the friday morning prayers. back to you. >> kristin fisher with the live update from outside the state department this morning. >>> we're now hearing from an actress involved in the youtube movie which sparked the protests. she received $500 for her work and said the movie's creator never told her it...
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consulate in benghazi to emigration policy. the other objective over the four days is for donald trump to present a more personal picture of himself. more margin and more well rounded in the hopes that that public relations pitch will convince voters that he's ready >> be president. there and gail king is in the midst of it all. she's down on the convention floor. she's been talking to some delegates, gail, good evening. >> i'm here sitting with the new york delegations. as you know they have the best seat in the house, front and center. they say that what we know is make america great again but some people thinks it means make the gop united again because not everybody is on the same page tonight but they say wait until november, we will be there, we're coming along. had set, the majority of the people in this room are for donald trump. they say he is real, he is raw. he's not the establishment and he is their guy. >> gail, thanks very much. also on the floor tonight cbs news chief whitehouse correspond marriage garretmajor ga
consulate in benghazi to emigration policy. the other objective over the four days is for donald trump to present a more personal picture of himself. more margin and more well rounded in the hopes that that public relations pitch will convince voters that he's ready >> be president. there and gail king is in the midst of it all. she's down on the convention floor. she's been talking to some delegates, gail, good evening. >> i'm here sitting with the new york delegations. as you know...
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are still many unanswered questions about benghazi as well. i think that $150,000 a speech is in hawaiian missionary tradition. >> schieffer: all right senator, mccain. we're going to turn now to the top democrat on the house intelligence committee california congressman adam schiff. congressman, you heard john mccain, give me your analysis for what is going on right now? in iraq and syria. >> was a very serious set back one that is deeply felt by americans we lost a lot of our troops in ramadi. we think abut those losses they weigh heavily on us. in terms of the iraq war itself there is an important lesson here. that is we won ramadi but it didn't say won because the political problems that preceded the first iraq war haven't been solved that is the sunnis have not been bought into the government adequately. sunni forces haven't been adequately trained until those changes are made, until iraq makes the political decision to fully incorporate the sunnis we can add more forces, we can win these battles but not going to stay won. i think that is
are still many unanswered questions about benghazi as well. i think that $150,000 a speech is in hawaiian missionary tradition. >> schieffer: all right senator, mccain. we're going to turn now to the top democrat on the house intelligence committee california congressman adam schiff. congressman, you heard john mccain, give me your analysis for what is going on right now? in iraq and syria. >> was a very serious set back one that is deeply felt by americans we lost a lot of our...
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i feel a great sympathy for the families of the brave americans we lost at benghazi and i can't imagine the grief she has for losing her son but she is wrong, she is look like wrong. >> the american people are never going to elect a president who insults mexicans, who insults muslims, who insults women, who insults african-americans. >> you don't make america great by getting rid of everything that made america great. >> the democrats aren't the only ones criticizing d but the republican front-runner still leads most of the polls in next week's primary states. one of his most criticized ideas is resonating with voters, according to cbs news exit polls in michigan and mississippi. more than 60% of people who voted there on tuesday said they support trump's proposal to temporarily ban muslims from entering the u.s. trump went even further on wednesday when asked if he thought islam is at war with the west. >> i think islam hates us. there is something -- there is something there that is a tremendous hatred there. there is a tremendous hatred. we have to get to the bottom of it. there is a
i feel a great sympathy for the families of the brave americans we lost at benghazi and i can't imagine the grief she has for losing her son but she is wrong, she is look like wrong. >> the american people are never going to elect a president who insults mexicans, who insults muslims, who insults women, who insults african-americans. >> you don't make america great by getting rid of everything that made america great. >> the democrats aren't the only ones criticizing d but the...
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consulate in benghazi to immigration policy. the other objective over the four days is for donald trump to present a more personal picture of himself, more personal and more well-rounded in the hopes that that public relations pitch will convince voters that he's ready to be president. >> all right, john deckerson there. and gayle king is in the midst of it all. i know she's been talking to some of the delegates. good evening. >> i'm sitting here with the new york delegation. they are donald trump's home state, so, they have the best seat in the house, front and center. they say the slogan as we know is "make america great again", but some say it could be make the gop united again. because not everybody is on the same page. but they say wait till november. we will be there, we are coming along. that said, the people in this room are for donald trump. they say he is real, he is raw. he is not the establishment, and he is their guy. >> thanking very mus very much. also on the floor is major garrett who's been covering the trump ca
consulate in benghazi to immigration policy. the other objective over the four days is for donald trump to present a more personal picture of himself, more personal and more well-rounded in the hopes that that public relations pitch will convince voters that he's ready to be president. >> all right, john deckerson there. and gayle king is in the midst of it all. i know she's been talking to some of the delegates. good evening. >> i'm sitting here with the new york delegation. they...
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nato air strikes have helped the rebels hold out in misrata and solidify the hold on benghazi and solidify a government of sorts but the end result is a diplomatic stalemate. what's the answer? >> we don't know the answers yet. we don't know nothing yet. we wish to be free. we're human beings. we like to work, we like to make children educated. we want to go to school, to the university, you know? >> reporter: here in libya, the arab spring is still waiting for its blossom. be safe. >> i hope so. >> okay. getting on with life is the best thing people can hope for. the bombing raids go on, the traffic did you want change and the people stay on the street. with secret policemen in every corner and the bombing overhead, the people of tripoli think the best they can do is wait this out. >> retired attorney general james spider marks. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> can the nato forces in the current form make the difference it makes in libya, do you think? >> well, the attempt is to strengthen the isolation of gadhafi. that's what we see right now going from -- escalating at this poin
nato air strikes have helped the rebels hold out in misrata and solidify the hold on benghazi and solidify a government of sorts but the end result is a diplomatic stalemate. what's the answer? >> we don't know the answers yet. we don't know nothing yet. we wish to be free. we're human beings. we like to work, we like to make children educated. we want to go to school, to the university, you know? >> reporter: here in libya, the arab spring is still waiting for its blossom. be safe....